In front of a crowd of Pennsylvanians standing outside his Palmyra restaurant, Mike Mangano declared on Friday that Taste of Sicily will be staying open — despite its license being suspended for violating the terms of the state’s reopening process.
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🔗 Palmyra Area High School looking into racist social media posts (Paywall)
Palmyra Area School District is investigating social media posts that show a photo of what appears to be a white Palmyra high school student with the n-word labeled over it.
Met-Ed to make helicopter inspections of transmission lines this month
Through June, Met-Ed will be conducting helicopter inspections in Lebanon and other central Pennsylvania counties.
🔗 Annville-Cleona Community Pool will not open this summer
We’ve updated our earlier article about the status of Lebanon County swimming pools this summer in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
🔗 Mail-in, provisional ballots cause some disconnect in Lebanon County
Election judges in some precincts of Lebanon County declined to give provisional ballots to voters who had already received ballots in the mail, contrary to what is supposed to happen according to state election law.
🔗 Sweep The Streets 13th annual hoops event in jeopardy due to COVID-19 (Paywall)
Co-founder and organizer George Rodriguez said Wednesday that the 13th annual Sweep The Streets 5-on-5 playground basketball event, slated for the first weekend of August every year since its inception, will be forced to move to September or not be played at all, depending on how quickly Pennsylvania returns to ‘normal’ under Gov. Tom Wolf’s color-coded reopening plan.
🔗 Reminder: Today is the Pennsylvania primary election
All 60 polling places in Lebanon County will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots may also be dropped off until 8 p.m. at the Lebanon Municipal Building (400 S. 8th Street).
Blotter: Simple assault, PFA violation, DUI, theft
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
Gap will host door gunnery, artillery, and controlled detonation training
If you hear rumblings from northern Lebanon County in the next few weeks, worry not—it’s probably just the Gap.
The latest food safety violations in Lebanon County
Here are the most recent food safety violations in Lebanon County, as documented by Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture.
13.9 acre Lebanon Catholic campus goes on market for $2.45 million
The 13.9 acre campus of Lebanon Catholic School has been listed for $2.45 million.
Lebanon County is now officially in the “yellow phase” of state reopening plan
Lebanon County is now officially in the “Yellow Phase” of Gov. Tom Wolf’s framework to reopen Pennsylvania businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
Blotter: DUI’s, PFA violation, theft, vehicle accidents
A roundup of the most recent blotters from local police departments.
🔗 Bill that would freeze pay for Legislature, governor, others due to pandemic passes House unanimously
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon County, to freeze Cost of Living Adjustments for state government officials through 2021.